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"He called us 'my doctor' and then shook hands three times with each of us, the highest courtesy when welcoming guests in Zambia," said Zhai Wenliang, recalling his meeting with Kenneth Kaunda, the first president of Zambia.

Kaunda's sitting room was decorated with Chinese paintings and calligraphy. Every visiting Chinese doctor has brought Kaunda some Chinese medicine, which is why he calls us "his doctors", Zhai said.